Spring cleaning is in full swing in the greenhouse at the moment, but I’ve decided to do it very gently this year as I know I have a healthy population of ladybirds in there and I don’t want to do them any harm. Read more…
What a week of rotten weather we’ve seen. The ground here is totally, totally saturated and it’s almost too wet to garden. Today the sun is shining, the greenhouse is warm after its frosty start this morning and the garden beckons. But deadlines hold me back. Read more…
The weather is yo-yoing at the moment between heavy frost and bright sunny days and the greenhouse doesn’t know if its spring summer, autumn or winter. Yesterday it was glorious and so I decided that rather than sit in front of my computer all day I’d make the most of the sunny weather outside. Read more…
It’s been years since I’ve been to Garden Organic, but I managed to squeeze in a visit this week while I was up in the Birmingham/Coventry area. It wasn’t a great day weather wise but the rain held off mostly and I spent a few hours with a friend wandering around the gardens. Read more…








